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http://hdl.handle.net/1893/18214| Appears in Collections: | Psychology Journal Articles |
| Peer Review Status: | Refereed |
| Title: | Conscientiousness and Medication Adherence: A Meta-analysis |
| Author(s): | Molloy, Gerard O'Carroll, Ronan Ferguson, Eamonn |
| Contact Email: | ronan.ocarroll@stir.ac.uk |
| Keywords: | Adherence Compliance Personality Conscientiousness Medication |
| Issue Date: | Feb-2014 |
| Date Deposited: | 8-Jan-2014 |
| Citation: | Molloy G, O'Carroll R & Ferguson E (2014) Conscientiousness and Medication Adherence: A Meta-analysis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 47 (1), pp. 92-101. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-013-9524-4 |
| Abstract: | Background: Approximately a quarter to a half of all people fail to take their medication regimen as prescribed (i.e. non-adherence). Conscientiousness, from the five-factor model of personality, has been positively linked to adherence to medications in several recent studies. Purpose: This study aimed to systematically estimate the strength and variability of this association across multiple published articles and to identify moderators of this relationship. Method: A literature search identified 16 studies (N = 3,476) that met the study eligibility criteria. Estimates of effect sizes (r) obtained in these studies were meta-analysed. Results: Overall, a higher level of conscientiousness was associated with better medication adherence (r = 0.15; 95 % CI, 0.09, 0.21). Associations were significantly stronger in younger samples (r = 0.26, 95 % CI, 0.17, 0.34; k = 7). Conclusion: The small association between conscientiousness and medication adherence may have clinical significance in contexts where small differences in adherence result in clinically important effects |
| DOI Link: | 10.1007/s12160-013-9524-4 |
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